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Daily Archives : Jun 7, 2011

‘All My Children’ Brings Back a Former Cast Member Who’s Now a Big Star

"All My Children" has lured back a former cast member who has gone on to be a big name in Hollywood, reports the Los Angeles Times’ Show Tracker blog. The soap opera will bring back Josh Duhamel to reprise a…

Was Jon Stewart Uncharacteristically Soft on Anthony Weiner Yesterday Because the Congressman Is a Friend of His? We Have the Video–You Watch and Decide

A number of critics noted that Jon Stewart appeared to be soft on his show last night when talking about  Rep. Anthony Weiner and the revelation that Weiner had sent a lewd photo to a woman online and then vehemently denied…

Video: Apple and Steve Jobs Officially Unveil iCloud. What It Does and What Apple’s Strategy Is All About

"The premise behind iCloud is simple but powerful: All your information is automatically kept up to date and synchronized across all the devices you own — PCs, Macs, the iPad and the iPhone." So writes Edward C. Baig at USA…

Will Couric’s Talk Show Spell Doom for One of Daytime TV’s Institutions?

With plans for Katie Couric’s new ABC Daytime talk show becoming official this week, programmers are examining how to shuffle things around in the afternoon to make room for Couric. Something will have to give, and one obvious target is…

Dontcha Know? Fox News Report on Sarah Palin (Who Works for Fox News) Accidentally Shows Photo of Tina Fey Impersonating Palin–Here’s the Video

Tina Fey, the comedian who drew raves for her impersonation of former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin on “Saturday Night Live,” was mistakenly shown as Palin during a Fox News segment, reports Mediaite.com. The mistake is especially notable given that Palin…

Bidding Begins for TV Rights to the Next Four Olympics–Starting With the 2014 Games in Russia

Bidding has begun for the TV rights for the next four Olympics–starting with the Winter Games in Russion in 2014, reports our longtime friend Richard Sandomir in  The New York Times. Fox Sports began the auction by offering to buy the rights for…

Glenn Beck’s Business Plan as He Leaves Fox News–He Wants His Fans to Pay

"Glenn Beck is planning to charge his fans a monthly subscription for his daily talk show online starting this summer, as he makes the move from being a Fox News host to the owner of his own Internet network," writes…

Another ‘Glee’ Star Signs Record Deal

Another "Glee" star has signed a record deal, following in the footsteps of co-stars Matthew Morrison and Mark Salling, both of whom have released solo albums, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Naya Rivera, who plays the scheming Santana on “Glee,”…

The Good and the Bad at the MTV Movie Awards

The telecast of the MTV Movie Awards always seems to push the envelope, and this year’s edition–with its share of raunchy moments–was no exception.Find out whose envelope pushing worked and whose missed the mark in this analysis from TVWeek Open…

Pushing the Envelope at the MTV Movie Awards

It’s an awards show that always tries to push the envelope, whether it’s having Sacha Baron Cohen fly across the audience and swoop down, bare bottomed, on Eminem or an unexpected girl-on-girl kiss, like the one between Sandra Bullock and…